Coryanthes alborosea

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Coryanthes alborosea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Coryanthes
Species:
C. alborosea
Binomial name
Coryanthes alborosea
C. Schweinf. (1943)

Coryanthes alborosea is a species of Coryanthes (bucket orchids) found in Peru.

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